Champion 7FC N7596B

Summary

On 28 November 2020 at about 16:43 local time, a Champion 7FC registered N7596B was involved in an accident near Georgetown, Delaware, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 November 2020 at 16:43

Classification

Accident

Location

Georgetown, Delaware, United States

Nearest airport

Delaware Coastal Airport (GED)

Coordinates

38.6866, -75.3608

Aircraft

Champion 7FC

Registration

N7596B

Category

Airplane

Year built

1957

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lancaster → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA21LA058

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control while on landing in gusting crosswind conditions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

While about 10 feet above the runway during landing, the airplane was struck by a gust of wind that pushed it to the right of the runway centerline while banking it to the right. The pilot responded by applying left rudder and full engine power to initiate a go-around. The airplane continued to descend, and the right wing impacted the ground, substantially damaging it. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.